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Come meet Dr. Bob in New York City, Friday Nov 20 Dr. Bob will be offering tips for a naturally healthy holiday season. Click here for more details. Separate Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccines No Longer Available. What Can Parents Do? Click here to read the update. Dr. Bob's Swine Flu Vax Radio Interview Discussing the Swine Flu, the regular Flu and their vaccinations. Click here to listen. Tips For Keeping Your Children Healthy During Flu Season The best thing you can do to keep your children from getting the flu is to strengthen their immune system and keep little hands clean. Click here to read Dr. Sears tips on keeping your children healthy through the flu season. Watch Dr. Jim on TVO.org with Cheryl Jackson. Discussing: The Importance of Attachment. When children are securely attached to a parent, they have better relationships and are better learners - for life. Click here to view the show.	Topic of the Week: Bathing Babies Most babies are over washed and in reality, newborns don't get very dirty. Click here for tips on sponge bathing, when to give first bath and how to make bath time fun. Question of the Week: Reading Food Labels "Could you tell me how to calculate the percent of sugar in an item by looking at the nutrition label?" Speaking Engagements Click here to see if Dr. Sears is visiting a town near you. *Dr. Jim on The Doctors, weekdays* Watch for Dr. Jim starring as one of four medical experts on a new one-hour daytime talk show called, "The Doctors." Dr. Jim as resident pediatrician discusses various medical topics with three other experts in their fields; an OBGYN, plastic surgeon, and an ER doc. "The Doctors" premiered September 8th, click here for local listings, to contact the doctors, tell your story, and preview a cool trailer and much more.	Updating Seafood Advice We are writing the USFDA to revise their current seafood guidelines for pregnant women and children, which is now more than five years old. Click here to read the letter. What's Going Around? Fall Illnesses It's that time again. During the first few weeks of the fall season our office switches from the quiet, end-of-summer mode to the hectic, "every school-age child is getting sick" mode. Click here to learn more about these common Fall illnesses, how to treat them, how to avoid them, when to worry, and when not to worry. Four Swine Flu Vaccines Approved by FDA The FDA just approved four versions of the pandemic H1N1 (or "swine" flu) vaccine, expected to become available as early as the first week of October. Click here for a run down by Dr. Bob on each of these four vaccines.

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